Single-Handed

Synopsis

Single-Handed is an Irish television drama series, first broadcast on RTÉ Television in 2007. Set and filmed in the west of Ireland, it focuses on the life of a member of the Garda Síochána, Sergeant Jack Driscoll. Three two-episode, single-story series aired one each on consecutive nights in 2007, 2008 and 2009. Series Four, consisting of three stories told over six episodes, began in RTÉ One November 2010. The series is partially inspired by garda corruption in County Donegal.

Main Cast

Owen McDonnell

Garda Sergeant Jack Driscoll

Age : N/A | Popularity : 6%

David Herlihy

Garda Finbarr Colvin

Age : N/A | Popularity : 4%

Ruth McCabe

Eithne Driscoll

Age : N/A | Popularity : 4%

Sean McGinley

Dennis Costello

Age : 68 | Popularity : 15%

Matthew McNulty

Brian Doyle

Age : 41 | Popularity : 3%

Simone Lahbib

Gemma Burge

Age : 59 | Popularity : 3%

Seasons

Season 1

2007 | 2 episodes

Freshly transferred to his hometown from Dublin, Garda Sergeant Jack Driscoll probes the carbon monoxide poisoning of a young immigrant woman. The investigation threatens to expose dirty secrets kept by a few local men -- including, perhaps, his father.

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Season 2

2008 | 2 episodes

After toddler Conal Burke disappears, his mother accuses her estranged husband of snatching him. Jack desperately tries to locate the boy and his father before Conal's two violent uncles get involved.

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Season 3

2009 | 2 episodes

Jack heroically pulls 17-year-old Daniel O'Malley out of the bay -- too late to save him. The mystery surrounding the teenager's death deepens when Jack learns that his old flame has been vacationing at a cottage overlooking the exact spot where Daniel drowned.

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Season 4

2010 | 6 episodes

[Part I] For Jack, the murder of a reclusive old man raises more questions than answers. Meanwhile, a visiting couple from Manchester are trying to solve their own family mystery. Jack's hunt for a killer and Brian's search for his family history lead them to the same place. [Part II] An arson attack on an unoccupied vacation home at first looks like insurance fraud, but matters take a sinister turn when the body of a local woman is discovered in one of the rooms. When he learns why the arson victim may have been at the site of the fire, Jack has to ask awkward questions of people he considers friends. [Part III] A local high-school girl gets too close to a dangerous highflier from Dublin with plenty of money and a bit of a past. Jack's temper gives his enemies an opportunity to bring him down. It also halts his case against a Dublin pimp and jeopardizes the safety of the schoolgirl.

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Executive Producer	Andrew Lowe
Department	Role	Name

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